Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Annual Reports
Fruit and Vegetable Controlled Atmosphere Storage Licensing Details, FAQ's, & Forms
Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Emergency Preparedness
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
This area contains information for press and media agencies. Press Releases, Pics, Podcasts & Videos
List of services offered on Michigan.gov by MDARD
All public meetings, that fall under the Open Meetings Act, scheduled by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development will be posted here. Questions about any of these meetings should be directed to contact person in the division listed on the notice.
Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Requirements to exhibit livestock in Michigan and more.
Privately-Owned Cervids
Feed & Antibiotics
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
International Marketing
Conservation Programs
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Farmland Preservation
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Intercounty Drains
Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
Information about the Michigan Right to Farm Act, including information about GAAMPs: Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Dairy
Food Recalls
Resources for Regulators
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
Information on licensing Michigan Ag Products.
Information on licensing pet shops, riding stables, fish farms, and more.
Information on all types of food licensing, certifications and registrations. From dairy related to grocery stores, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Information on Integrated Pest Management (IPM), pesticide registration, certification, and licensing of business, personnel and the pesticides themselves.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
Fruit and Vegetable Inspection
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is charged with certifying sites where industrial hemp is to be grown under the authority of the federal Agriculture Act of 2014 and the state Industrial Hemp Research Act of 2014.
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Approved Salmonella Pullorum-Typhoid Testers List - Current Through March 31, 2022
Note: The temporary policies that exempted pullorum testing at Michigan fairs and exhibitions and allowed for the use of expired pullorum antigen are no longer in effect. For 2021, pullorum testing is required at exhibitions, and the use of expired antigen is no longer allowed.
If you are a Certified Pullorum Tester and need to order Avian Test Forms (AI-013) for pullorum testing, please email your request to MDARD-PULLORUM-TESTERS@michigan.gov.
Once forms are completed, mail the white copy to:
Dr. Jen Calogero2022 Fairs and Exhibitions Requirements
2022 Requirements Presentation for the Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions Convention
2021 Biosecurity Presentation for the Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions Convention
2021 Pre-Fair Webinar: Keeping Animals and People Healthy at Fairs and Exhibitions
Frequently Asked Questions: Stop for Poultry and Waterfowl Exhibitions
Animal Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Beef Cattle Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Chicken Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Dairy Cattle Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Duck Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Goat Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Horse Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Llama Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Rabbit Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Sheep Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Swine Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
Turkey Exhibit Hand Washing Sign
No Food or Drink in Barns Sign
Arboviruses - West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Avian Influenza Informational Card
Cleaning and Disinfection: Pig Barns at County Fairs
Equine Biosecurity (for exhibitors)
Equine Biosecurity (for event and show managers)
Health Basics: Infectious Laryngotracheitis (for exhibitors)
Health Basics: Infectious Laryngotracheitis (for poultry superintendents and fair managers)
Health Safety Tips: Swine Influenza
Veterinary Feed Directive Youth Brochure
For more information and resources on swine influenza and exhibitions, please visit the Michigan State University swine influenza page.
